Trooper Arielle Caban was one of several leaders at an event on Thursday to show young women possibilities for the future. 

The local event at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce connected female professionals with a group of young women from the Nora Cronin Preparation Academy.

Caban says, as a Latina on the force, she knows her presence in public sends a message, especially to young girls and women.

Women from a wide range of careers spoke at the event, part of a statewide initiative called "If you can see it, you can be it." The initiative is part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2018 "Women's Agenda for New York: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity."